Built Environment
Cities are facing many challenges. Where will people live, how can we ensure a pleasant living envi-ronment, and how can we do this in a sustainable way? In the Built Environment programme, you will share your ideas about what these cities will look like in the future!
Learn how to (re)develop urban and rural areas, create sustainable mobility solutions and translate your plans into spatial designs. Design not only the world around you, but also your own future!
Specialisations
After the first semester in year 1, you will make a choice from one of the three specialisations:
- Mobility. The world of mobility is in a state of flux, with innovations coming in rapid succession. Think of smart mobility, shared mobility, new vehicle technologies, the rise of cycling and walking, and the use of big data. In this specialisation, you will dive into these developments. Not only will you be introduced to these groundbreaking themes, but you will also have the opportunity to actively contribute to the future of mobility.
- Spatial Planning. You will ensure that new plans for the city are in line with the wishes of residents, the municipality, businesses and other stakeholders. You will take into account the latest social and technological developments, and study trends in living, working and undertaking recreational activities. You will make plans that are financially feasible and comply with the law. You will supervise the entire process, from idea to implementation, thus contributing to the sustainable and future-oriented growth of cities.
- Urban Design. In this specialisation, you will learn to make urban design plans for different types of areas, from new sustainable neighbourhoods to urban redevelopments. You will also work on designs for entire regions and rural areas. In our design workshops, you will bring your ideas to life by building models. This is how you develop the practical and creative skills you need to help build the future of cities and regions.
In design workshops you will attend classes delivered by specialists from the field who will teach you all about the required design skills. You work on projects together with fellow-students. You attend courses and training sessions in small groups. You can find detailed information about planning, courses and projects in the course catalogue of Built Environment (pdf).
- Transcript of Records – If you have not yet completed Secondary School, you must upload a transcript showing your current grades. You can find the transcript template here.
- Secondary School Leaving Certificate – If you have already completed Secondary School, you do not need to upload a separate transcript. Simply upload your Secondary School Leaving Certificate to the application.
Depending on the programme, the following may be required as part of the application process:
- CV/Resume in English
- Motivation Letter in English
- Online Intake Assignment – a recruitment task to be completed after submitting your application
- Online Interview – an interview with a university representative to discuss your motivation and suitability for the programme (after submitting your application)
Important! View the full requirements on the university’s official website. Requirements may vary depending on your nationality and the country where you completed your previous education.
You may not need to take IELTS or TOEFL. University usually allow you to prove your English proficiency in one of the following ways:
- TOEFL iBT*
- IELTS Academic
- A Cambridge English qualification
- A national English examination listed on your secondary school leaving certificate
- An English subject and grade on your secondary school leaving certificate that meet the university’s requirements
- Secondary education completed in English in a country or school qualification accepted by the university
- An International Baccalaureate (IB) or European Baccalaureate (EB) diploma
- Other
Important: Accepted methods and minimum results depend on study programme, your secondary school qualification and the country where you completed your education. Check the official requirements for your chosen study programme.
*Use the Kastu promo code LTU1000102 when registering for TOEFL iBT and receive a 5% discount.
Get a job
Graduates are equipped to fill a range of positions, such as mobility consultant, traffic researcher or traffic and transport planner at (inter)national:
advisory agencies
multinationals
small and medium-sized enterprises
government services
Please be aware of the fact that many graduates start at the bottom of the career ladder - in assistant positions - and work their way up to management positions.
Obtain a Master's Degree
If you choose to continue your studies, there are plenty of possibilities. Breda University of Applied Sciences has made a collaborative arrangement with two education institutes, allowing better preparation for and completion of your further studies.
FH Joanneum, Austria
You can move on to further study at a professional master’s programme in Energy & Transport Management at FH Joanneum in Kapfenberg (Austria, near Graz). Since there is an overlap between this master’s programme and the specialisation area Mobility, this two-year master’s track can be reduced to 14 months.
Utrecht University
You can transfer to the academic master’s programme in Spatial Planning or Human Geography at Utrecht University. The transition between the specialisation areas Mobility and Spatial Planning and these master’s programmes has been optimised. The pre-master’s programme can be combined with the last year at Breda University of Applied Sciences, after which students can gain direct access to Utrecht University to complete a master’s programme in one year’s time.
More possibilities for transfer programmes
Upon completion of the programme in Built Environment students can transfer to various master’s programmes in the field. To be able to transfer to an academic master’s programme, you will first have to attend a pre-master’s programme. The pre-master’s programme will be offered at the relevant universities. Upon completion of such a track, you can obtain a Master of Science (MSc) degree at various universities in one year’s time.
The Netherlands
Students can transfer to the following master’s programmes in the field of Mobility and Urban Management:
- Utrecht University: Human Geography and Spatial Planning. Specialisations: Urban Geography, Regional Geography, Spatial Planning, Economic Geography, Public Administration
- Radboud University (Nijmegen): Human Geography. Specialisations: Urban Geography, Economic Geography and a free variant, Public Administration
- University of Amsterdam (UVA): Human and Social Geography, Urban and Regional Planning. Specialisations: Spatial Planning, Urban and Regional Planning and Mobility
- University of Groningen: Spatial Sciences. Specialisation: Urban Geography, Economic Geography, Environmental and Infrastructure Planning
- Nyenrode Business Universiteit: Management programme
Follow-up studies in a technical field, such as traffic engineering and traffic management are:
- Delft University of Technology: Civil Engineering. Specialisations: Traffic Engineering, master’s programme in Transport Infrastructure and Logistics
- Twente University of Technology: Civil Engineering. Specialisation: Traffic Engineering
Follow-up studies in the field of Urban Design can be attended at:
- Delft University of Technology
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- Academies of Architecture (hbo)
- Wageningen University
Studying abroad
Possible follow-up studies in the field of Built Environment in Europe are:
- Fachhochschule Joanneum, Graz (Austria): Energy & Transport Management
- Cranfield University (England): Air Transport Management
- University of Hasselt (Belgium): Traffic Engineering
- KU Leuven (Belgium): Urban Development, Traffic Engineering
- University of Copenhagen (Denmark): Traffic Engineering and Urban Development
- Lund University (Sweden): Sustainable Urban Design
